urces.1) Begin by making a list of subject-headings under which you might expect the subject to be listed.2) Start a card file using the following forms.a) Book and magazine article: *i. Subject *ii. Author *iii. Title *iv. Facts of publication *v. Library call number b) News story: *i. Subject *ii. Facts of publication *iii. Headline c) Periodicals: *i. Author *ii. Title *iii. Name of periodical *iv. Volume and page number *v. Month and year. Sort these cards into (a) books and (b) each volume of periodicals. Then look up call numbers other periodicals and sort out those for each branch library. This sorting save library time.C. Consult the card catalog in the library to locate books - record author, title, publisher, date of publication and call number.D. Consult guides to periodicals, such as: *Education Index *Readers Guide *International Index to Periodicals *Psychological Abstracts These are aids to finding articles on any subject. They list subject heading, with various titles of articles under them, together with the location of each article.------------------------------------------------------------------------GATHERING THE NOTESA. Examine the books and articles - several volumes at a time will save steps.Skim through your sources, locating the useful material, then make good notes of it, including quotes and information for footnotes. You do not want to have to go back to these sources again. Make these notes on separate cards for each author - identifying them by author.B. Take care in note-taking; be accurate and honest. Be sure that you do not distort the author's meanings. Remember that you do not want to collect only those things that will support your thesis, ignoring other facts or opinions. The reader wants to know other sides of the question.C. Get the right kind of material: 1.Get facts, not just opinions. Compare the facts with author's conclusion. 2.In research studies, notice the methods and procedures, and do no...
